The company has an ambitious global plan to add 60,000 rooms in the next three years. We will be part of that push.

There is a big change, which is to create a balance between the work and family. The industry has benefited from a strong demand.

We are very proud to be breaking ground on this property and to be part of such an iconic city. This hotel is crucial for us in that it expands our reach into the region, furthering our position as the South America's key international hotel company.

I will protect all Colombians regardless of whether the attacks come from guerrillas or paramilitaries.

The quartet will convene on September 20 at the ministerial level, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

Merrill, relative to its historical valuations at this stage of the cycle, is quite cheap. And (the company) will of course enjoy some recovery probably over the next few weeks as it has in the last week, as worries about the interest rate environment subside.